Privy Council
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Edgewater Motel Ltd v Inland Revenue Commissioners
Goods and services tax — Sale of property by mortgagee — Whether goods and services tax payable prior to discharge of debts owed to mortgagees — Whether first mortgagee entitled…
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Potter v Potter
Cohabitees Property-sharing agreement — Appellant financing purchase of property — Intention to form family trust — Sale of property — Whether respondent entitled to half share — Appeal dismissed
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Pickersgill and another v Riley
Solicitor’s duty of care — Duty to advise — Extent of duty — First appellant instructed to implement business transaction negotiated by respondent client — Respondent accepting contractual indemnity –…
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Newport Farm Ltd and others v Damesh Holdings Ltd and others
Sale of land by mortgagee company — Deal negotiated by appellant mortgagor — Director of mortgagee company having interest in purchaser — Whether breach of duty under section 103A of…
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Bibby and another v Partap and others
Stay — Possession order — Execution — Hearing of appeal — Whether court has power to suspend order of possession against trespassers without owner’s consent — Whether jurisdiction to grant…
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Norwich Union Life Insurance Society v Attorney General
Office buildings — Occupation by government departments — Terms of occupation recorded informally — Privatisation — Leases formalised — Agreement for upwards/downwards rent reviews — Landlord arguing that rent reviews…
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E Johnson & Co (Barbados) Ltd v NSR Ltd
Exchange of contracts for sale of land — Initiation of compulsory purchase procedure — Purchaser refusing to complete — Compulsory acquisition thereafter — Remedies open to vendor — Whether vendor…
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Inverugie Investments Ltd v Hackett
Trespass — Order for possession — Measure of damages — Defendants contending award too high — Privy Council holding defendants obliged to pay reasonable rent for use of apartments for…
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Brent Kelly v Cooper Associates (a firm)
Estate agents — Duty to client — Agent acting for owners of two adjacent properties — Properties sold to same purchaser — Whether agents under duty to inform one vendor…
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Jawara v Gambia Airways
Sale of property — Owners requesting lawyer to act on their behalf — Memorandum setting out terms to that effect — Lawyer concluding sale after consultation — Owners then purporting…
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Barber v Minister of the Environment and another
Development – Proposed addition of two storeys to existing three story building – Addition blocking appellant’s view of harbour – Bermuda development plan prohibiting more than three storeys – Planning…